What's a day at work without a Stain Club post?

About a week ago, D. Page dropped an excellent post about Newsweek's article on Men Suffering From Depression. The main thrust of the article, as you can probably tell, is that depression is a very real problem for a lot of men who are ill equipped culturally to deal with it. One man, in particular, had his career radically altered as a consequence of seeking treatment. Thomas Eagleton, who died yesterday, was a Vice Presidential candidate for the Democrats with George McGovern (recently discussed here by Mitch Cumstein), who was unceremoniously dropped from the ticket when his depression was discovered. The revelation that he had sought treatment was widely considered a death blow to McGovern's candidacy.

Makes you wonder if things might have changed had America been more accepting of Sen. Eagleton. Right now, I doubt it, but maybe it shows that things are getting a little better.